Wang Peng
王鹏
Head of the Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission
Assumed office
December 2021
Preceded byLi Huohui
Personal details
BornFebruary 1964 (age 59–60)
Xiangxiang County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNanjing University
PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1985–present
Rank Lieutenant general
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese王鹏
Traditional Chinese王鵬

Wang Peng (Chinese: 王鹏; born February 1964) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as head of the Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission.

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2]

Biography

Wang was born in Xiangxiang County (now Xiangxiang), Hunan, in February 1964.

After graduating from the Department of Economics, Nanjing University in 1985, he was assigned to researcher of the Strategic Theory Department of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences. He repeatedly asked for reassignment and came to Army Command College of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to receive a two-year professional training for synthetic staff officers. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1986. He participated in the Battle of Lao Mountain during the Sino-Vietnamese War. In March 2001, he graduated from the PLA National Defence University.[3] In July 2006, he was appointed commander of the 34 Motor-Driven Infantry Brigade of the 12 Group Army (now 71st Group Army), and eventually becoming deputy chief of staff of the group army. In 2016, he was promoted to become deputy chief of staff of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force, a position he held until June 2019, when he was made president of the Army Command College of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.[4] He was vice president of the PLA National Defence University in June 2021, in addition to serving as chief education officer.[5] In December 2021, he was chosen as head of the Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission, succeeding Li Huohui.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2017 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 2021.[6]

Wang was a full member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[7]

References

  1. ^ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ 商院里走出的“蓝军司令” ——记我院经济系校友王鹏. nju.edu.cn (in Chinese). 2020-08-17. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  4. ^ 70后少将领衔 朱日和神秘之师浮出水面. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-08-02. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  5. ^ 国防大学开学了！. qq.com (in Chinese). 2021-08-31. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  6. ^ 廖可铎、何卫东、徐忠波、李桥铭、王建武、王春宁晋升中将. thepaper (in Chinese). 2017-08-04. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  7. ^ "(CPC Congress) List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
Military offices Preceded byLi Huohui Head of the Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission 2021– Incumbent
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